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单词 relievant
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relievantn.

Brit. /rᵻˈliːv(ə)nt/, U.S. /rəˈliv(ə)nt/, /riˈliv(ə)nt/
Forms: 1500s 1900s– releevant.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: relieve v., relief n.2, -ant suffix1.
Etymology: < either relieve v. or perhaps relief n.2 (compare forms at these entries) + -ant suffix1.
rare.
A person who receives relief (relief n.2 5).In quot. 1913 probably after Arber.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > possession > poverty > [noun] > poor person > poor person in receipt of relief
almsmanOE
beadsman?1529
almswoman1584
relievant1589
almsbasket mana1634
basket-scrambler1647
pensioner1690
pensionary1753
in-pensioner1761
pauper1775
tax-eater1818
colleger1886
soup-kitchener1907
reliefer1934
1589 Est Natura Hominum Nouitatis Auida 2 First 100 Releeuants poore old women, for the most part widowes.
1913 A. Noyes Tales of Mermaid Tavern in Coll. Poems 376 From the Palace the Releevants creep,—A hundred poor old women, nigh their end.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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